Bi-O contacted the norwegian GBIF node, with officises at the Oslo Botanical Garden, summer of 2020, and has since then had a dialogue concerning many aspects of this project which has been crucial for arriving at the understanding and clarity concerning systematics and technical structure we now have. The Culton project now uses the GBIF taxon dataset for taxonomic data, and will continue to look for ways to integrate both ways as optimal as possible.
GBIFs main goal is to facilitate data publishing within the GBIF framework, and so publishing the cultonomic data accumulated within the Culton project would be of interest. However we have come to a temporary conclusion that our systematic approach is so different that to begin with it is better to wait. Dag Endresen writes:
“I do support and suggest that you develop the culton checklist outside of GBIF systems! GBIF only provides a data publishing platform and not a complete home for (maintenance of) original source data! And I do also expect that the data standards GBIF implements (mostly TDWG standards) will not (yet?) cover the complete finer details which you need – and plan to develop.“
See more about the nature of challenges here.
Bi-O AS has developed the Culton project and is behind the idea, and in 2022 established the company CultonX AS to build and operate the foundation’s technical solutions. After this, Bi-O AS is not directly involved in the development of the solution itself, but will follow up in the early phase by being responsible for the funding process and deliver management services.
CultonX AS will be the foundation’s most important partner with regard to operating the technical solutions. This will be regulated through a separate agreement which deals with:
- the cloud-based core database Culton (planned domain culton.info owned by the foundation)
- a cloud-based solution for user data CultonX (planned domain cultonx.net owned by CultonX AS) where everyone can register a profile and maintain an inventory of their plants and animals, and also exchange propagation material with others
- the systems for installation on the users’ own web solutions (initially with a plugin for WordPress) to provide connection to the cloud-based systems from there (these will be free based on open source code)
Last Updated on 2023-09-02 by Karl Aakerro